Producer Amy B. Harris admits TV executives wanted Corbett's character Aiden
to make a return to the TV version after his initial split from Parker's Carrie
Bradshaw looking sexier than ever, so he had to embark on a strict diet plan.

She tells Eonline.com, "We told Corbett to lose weight between seasons three
and four. When we talked about whether or not we wanted to see John come back,
we basically said we want him to come back so hot that she cannot believe it.
Like, he looks so much better after she left him. And we made him lose weight.
And then we made Chris lose weight for the movie."

And Harris still finds it funny how the male stars were the only ones placed
under pressure to watch their figures: "It's hilarious. The women were, like,
perfection, and no one ever mentioned anything about their weight ever. It was
just the two guys! I think the women were just predisposed to be lucky and
didn't have to worry."